петък, 3 декември 2010 г.

Don’t miss your chance to learn more about the main actors of Scientix, meeting other members, sharing experiences, and contribute in improving the science education in Europe during the first Scientix Conference on 6-8 May 2011 in Brussels, Belgium. The number of participants will be limited, so book your place well in advance!

There is also a number of places for speakers and exhibitors available! If you are working with science education and would like to share your project, research, tools or good practices with the conference participants, check out the different sessions and workshops in the registration form (available soon).

The image shows a stationary clock and a clock located on a rocket moving at constant velocity.

Both clocks click when a photon bounces.

You may:

* Change the rocket's speed (as a percentage of the speed of light) * Restart both clocks with the Reset button * See the "Version of the applet with length contraction"http://inspire.eun.org/index.php/P3-17-11

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=37Frequently sound is described using terms such as pitch, tone, frequency, intensity or loudness. To understand the origins of these terms as well as to understand the mathematical models used to represent sound, this applet can help you to explore the dynamics of a sound wave.

вторник, 9 ноември 2010 г.

The Greenlight for Girls “Science Day” aims to get girls interested in science and technology through interactive workshops on subjects ranging from digital music to DNA research. The workshops are led by outstanding women in their fields.

Registration is open for girls aged 11 to 15 from the Brussels region at www.greenlightforgirls.org/event-registration/Export to iCal

вторник, 15 юни 2010 г.

Scientix is the web-based community for science education in Europe open for teachers, researchers, policy makers and anyone interested in science education. Scientix is operated by European Schoolnet on behalf of the European Commission (DG Research - FP7 Science in Society Programme). http://www.scientix.eu.

The European Commission has launched Scientix (www.scientix.eu), a new web portal targeted towards teachers, researchers, policy makers, local actors, parents and anyone interested in science education. Scientix gives access to teaching materials, research results and policy documents from European science education projects financed by the European Union and by various national initiatives.

The new platform will facilitate regular dissemination and sharing of news, know-how, and best practices in science education across the European Union. Scientix is operated by European Schoolnet (www.europeanschoolnet.org) on behalf of the European Commission (DG Research - FP7 Science in Society Programme).

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science said: “Scientix will allow every science teacher and student to benefit from excellent teaching materials developed by European and national research projects. So Scientix will contribute both to inspiring young people with science and to maximising value for every euro Europe spends on science education. It will also be a place for everybody interested in science education to exchange news and views."

The philosophy of the platform can be summarised by the following keywords: search, find and engage. The information and services provided cover several dimensions of science education and will attract all kind of actors involved in science education: teachers, researchers, policy makers, local actors, parents, and young people. For example, for teachers Scientix has collected teaching materials from hundreds of European projects and will make them available in all European languages upon request.

This new portal is available in six languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Polish and will give access to the main findings of European science education projects financed by the European Union under the 6th and 7th Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development (Directorate General Research), the Lifelong Learning Programme (Directorate General Education and Culture) and various national initiatives

However Scientix is not only a website! Several events and workshops will be organised in the next three years. The main event will be the Scientix conference May 6 - 8, 2011, which will promote networking among the science and education community and provide feedback on the services offered online. A monthly newsletter will also be sent out to provide information about updates on the portal.